Newsletter

Issue: 8 ¦ May 2021

Work hard, be kind and smile!

Headteacher’s

Welcome

Dear Parents and Guardians, Welcome to the latest issue of the Smithdon Newsletter. There is lots of news in this half terms edition. There are the normal regular features from the Library and the progress of our Gold and Silver Duke of Edinburgh’s Award participants. We are also seeing creativity in bucket loads: Year 10 making bottle openers in Technology, Art creating masterpieces and delicious food in Food Technology. Not to be outdone, the History department has had students create some amazing decorated eggs over the Easter holiday. Charity also plays a big part: we are all looking forward to the NHS Fun Run and have a look at what Florence has done for the Little Princess Charity. This is just a snapshot of some of the great things our students have been doing this half term. We are now looking forward to better weather and fewer restrictions for the final half term of the year, where we have lots of plans to create lots of memories and smiles. Keep Safe, Mr Hirst

When did you join Smithdon and in what capacity? Once upon a time, I saw an advert for the role of an HLTA in English. Being American (the secret’s out), I didn’t know much about the English education system. I had new terminology to learn: GCSE, A-level, B-TECH, etc. After a couple of years of supporting GCSE students, I completed my teacher training. So, what started out as part-time employment evolved into a fulfilling career. Why did you want to become a teacher and in particular an English one? Initially, I never wanted to be a teacher. There was a time when I wanted to be an orthopaedic surgeon, but I’m not really a fan of blood and gore, so that wasn’t going to work out. I studied English because I enjoyed reading and writing and it was always a strength when I was at school. Whilst at university, one of my part time jobs included tutoring high school students - and it was then that I knew I was destined to be a teacher. If you weren't a teacher, what career would you be doing? I’d probably be coaching gymnastics. I was a competitive gymnast and I am really proud to say that I coached 2012 Olympic All Around Champion Gabby Douglas when she was young. I also tutored her sister in English! Do you have any hobbies? I’m not sure if this counts as a hobby or a vocation, but I am an avid supporter of the Philadelphia Eagles American football team. Go Birds. I also enjoy running; on Friday afternoons, I join the Year 11 running club. It’s led to a healthy competition within the English Department - who can accumulate the most steps each day. What are your top tips for new teachers to survive working in a high school?

1. Plan, plan, plan. 2. Every once in a while ignore the lesson plan. 3. Celebrate success and focus on the positives.

Ms Wright joined Smithdon many moons ago as an HLTA and has inspired,

encouraged, challenged and made us laugh ever since. From her clever use of

language, to ‘getting her steps up’, she is a whirlwind of energy and enthusiasm!

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With the ever increasing advancement of technology, are you worried that books will become outdated or obsolete? Books will never become obsolete. E-books are in style and I love my kindle, but there’s something special about holding a physical book: the smell of new (or old) pages, the weightiness of it, the dog-eared pages… How has the pandemic changed the way you teach? Have you learnt any lessons from it? The pandemic certainly changed the way I taught during lockdown: I became more tech-savvy, learning how to edit and upload pre-recorded lessons. I also became a Google Certified Educator (Level 2 too!) so not only do I implement elements of the G-Suite into my teaching, but I’ve also become the go-to teacher for Google support. I feel like I’m a walking Google advertisement sometimes. Do you see literature and reading for pleasure still relevant in the future? All media we consume - books, screen, games, etc - starts with an idea which is then manifested in the written form. The last film or series you binged - chances are it began as a book. The speed of life is only increasing so I think that books are even more important and relevant - to remind us to slow down and savour the moment.

What is your all-time favourite book and why?

My favourite book is my next book… it’s difficult to

select just one as a favourite. The first book that

really made me think about writing as a craft is I am

the Cheese by Robert Cormier. Recently I’ve read

Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid and Where the

Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens and I recommend

them both for GCSE students and above.

What has been the most rewarding part of your job? One of the most rewarding aspects of teaching English is transforming reluctant readers into confident, life-long readers. Every so often I hear from former students who will share their classroom memories with me. I’ve been at Smithdon for nearly a dozen years now and I’ve worked with thousands of students. What would be your advice to current school leavers? Ah - the resilient generation. There’s been lots of talk in the media that this is the ‘lost’ generation. I disagree. We’ve all had our struggles during the pandemic but, on the whole, students have continued to show resilience. Everything in moderation (even moderation).

As things begin to open up and we all try to understand and adapt to what we think the new normal is going to be like, it seems a good time to reflect on the last 18 months. This last year has been extremely hard for everyone. We have seen unprecedented times with Covid-19. However, thanks to organisations like the NHS and those that research diseases, we are now being offered various vaccines and treatment to reduce the chances of serious illness from the virus. When faced with illnesses such as Covid it is important that we all stay fit and healthy, and exercise is one way to do this. Exercise helps our body, our mind and our soul. At some point in our lives we will all need to use a hospital, and this is likely to be our most local one, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, in King’s Lynn. At the height of the pandemic The hospital had 220 COVID-19 inpatients in their care.

‘The impact of the pressure of the pandemic on the psychological wellbeing of the staff has been immense. The traumatic exposure to supporting severe and critically ill patients has certainly taken its toll.’ Mia Elston, Sister, Tilney Ward

At Smithdon and as part of the West Norfolk Academy Trust, we want to say a big thank you to

those front line workers who were faced with Covid-19. To do this we are going to support the Hospital in the

form of a Fun Run!

Any money raised this year will go to their COVID-19 fund to help support the hospital staff and patients. This year staff have mentioned how their wellbeing and mental health has been important to them and they would appreciate some benches outside to allow them to refresh during their breaks and try to relax.

By Ms Moat

https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/WNAT-Fun-Run

Let’s support the Queen Elizabeth Hospital and say

Thank You!

by doing the following:

Take part and try to do at least three laps around the field in the lesson you will be doing the Fun Run.

Discuss with family and friends how they have used The Queen Elizabeth Hospital in the past and why they think it is important.

Talk to family and friends about the last year and the impact it has had on you, them and your local community.

Search the following link to raise money for your Fun Run:

9th July 2021

(Bring your PE kit!)

Smithdon

FunRun

Students in Year 8 and Year 9 have been studying earthquakes and volcanoes in recent weeks. This topic is usually covered in our Year 8 curriculum. Due to lockdown in summer 2020, students missed the teaching of this extremely popular topic; I knew that we had to make room for it in Year 9. On the 19th March 2021, the fissure volcano, Fagradalsfjall in Iceland erupted. The volcano is south-west of Iceland's capital, Reykjavik, on the Reykjanes peninsula. Prior to the eruption the area had experienced lots of earthquakes, an indication that an eruption was likely. A fissure volcano is a crack in the ground where lava emerges in an eruption. Fagradalsfjall had a fissure of about 500-700 metres long. The last eruption there was some 800 years ago. This is a brilliant example of Geography in the news. Every day places are mentioned in the news related to the Geographical themes that we study in class. The image above shows a BBC news photo of the eruption on 20th March.

Geography in the

News

VOLCANOES

By Mr Chapman

Smithdon Library welcomed the students back after reassessing the Covid plan and

organising the new space.

New LED lighting has been installed, making the room brighter, lighter and inviting. The

carpet and paint colour has been chosen and a feature wall is being considered!

The new computer suite is being regularly used, with the students very impressed with

the new computers.

The vision is for the library to be a multi-purpose space with zones that flow together

and have a purposeful and accessible use for everybody in the school.

The Accelerated Reader STAR tests were completed this term giving the students their

new ZPD range. We then commenced with Library Lessons in a Covid-safe way. With

hundreds of new books on the shelves, it was very exciting to see the students browsing

the shelves and choosing their new books!

We have plenty of books in the library featuring representative characters

and culturally responsive themes. Diversity, inclusion, acceptance,

celebration, individuality, equality, togetherness, solidarity; these are all

wonderful words we should be embracing and acting upon.

Or…….

Adventure awaits! In the pages of a book at least! Lose yourself in a magical

story, an immersive action tale of bravery and exploration, travel from the

comfort of your own home. Explore, go on a quest or exciting mission,

escape danger and dream of faraway places that are thrilling, exotic and

intriguing.

The Carnegie Award winner will be announced on 16 June 2021 – we have

all the books that are in the running for the award so why not read a few on

the shortlist and decide who would be your winner?

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Shadow and Bone is a fantasy book, which features a girl called Alina Starkov. She is a

mapmaker in a war and discovers that she has powers that allow her to control light. These powers could potentially save her land from the shadow fold; however, she doesn’t actually know how to use them since she’s suppressed them from a young age. Alina has to be taken to the Little Palace, a place for people with powers known as Grisha, to be taught how to use them. While there, she catches the eye of the darkling. He is the commander of the second army, which is an army full of Grisha. Fitting into life there is hard, and just when Alina gets comfortable, she has to run away.

Shadow and Bone is the first book in a trilogy written by Leigh Bardugo. The other books are called Siege and Storm and Ruin and Rising. The trilogy has just been released as a Netflix series too. I am currently watching it, and I think it is good, but I prefer the books and recommend that you read them over watching the series. You can have more imagination with the books as well as more detail. The Shadow and Bone trilogy is connected to the Six of Crows series. I am currently reading the Six of Crows and, so far, it is really good. These books can be read by either teenagers or adults. I convinced my mum to read them, and she loved them.

I think Shadow and Bone is a marvellous book. One of my favourite characters is Baghra, Alina Starkov’s mentor at the Little Palace. She is the one to reveal an unexpected truth to Alina and to the readers. Another favourite character of mine is Prince Nikolai Lantsov, who is introduced to us in Siege and Storm. He’s very adventurous, mysterious and cocky. Nikolai is second in line to the throne, behind his brother Prince Vasily Lantsov, who is nothing like him.

In Shadow and Bone, I found it very frustrating when Alina stopped running away from the Little Palace and returned to seek something that she and the darkling both wanted. I thought it was an unbelievably bad move to make, and it was. It almost cost her all the land that she wanted to save.

I never really enjoyed reading and always preferred films and shows, but these books brought out a whole new level of enjoyment for me and I actually quite like reading books now. I would one hundred percent recommend these books and hope that someone else will find enjoyment for them just as deep as mine is. I would rate Shadow and Bone a nine out of ten!

By Caitlin – Year 9

Charm and Strange by Stephanie Kuehn explores the story of Andrew Winston

Winters. Convinced he's the victim of a family curse and expecting at any moment to transform into a wolf, Win is battling with both the pain of his past and the isolation of his present. The narrative switches back and forth between the present where Win has been exiled to a remote Vermont boarding school in the wake of a family tragedy and the past where a terrible secret lurks. Consequently, I found myself unable to put the book down as I wanted to know more. What happened in that fateful long-ago summer? What is the truth behind the secret he shared with his siblings? What is the tragedy that affected his family? What is the family curse? When will he transform into a wolf? WILL he transform into a wolf? I don't think I have ever been so desperate to reach the end of a novel as I was with Charm and Strange. Even when struck with a sense of dread as I found myself putting the various pieces together, I still HAD to know. I highly recommend this book even though it is intense and might be a hard read for some, it is relevant, heartfelt and so very gripping.

By Miss Cowles – English Teacher

A Series of Unfortunate Events

If you are interested in stories with happy endings, you would be better off reading some other book! In this book, not only is

there no happy ending, there is no happy beginning and very few happy events in the middle. The Baudelaire children are

orphaned when their parents are killed in a fire and sent off to live with the deadly Count Olaf who has some schemes up his

sleeve.

The series itself is full of heartfelt moments, tension, suspense, family and great characters. The settings add more to the story along with the mystery of what is happening behind the scene.

The Lord of the Rings The Lord of the Rings is a fantasy novel series that takes place in Middle Earth. It is the sequel to The Hobbit. The story begins when the dark Lord Sauron returns. This results in the fellowship being created as they begin their travels. The world building is on another level the characters have amazing arcs and the action sequences add a new level to the story.

The Hobbit 60 years before The Lord of the Rings happened a dragon lived in the lonely mountain the last dragon Smaug. He took the home of the dwarfs and stole the Arkenstone, a powerful artefact. So the thirteen dwarves, one hobbit and a wizard travel to defeat the dragon. The story is interesting; the book ties up loose ends from The Lord of the Rings that aren't explicitly explained. You meet new and interesting characters that all have interesting personalities.

Harry Potter Series Harry Potter is a young wizard child whose parents were killed by a dark lord. He was sent to his aunt and uncle's home before he went to Hogwarts, a magic school. Once a year he has to fight the dark lord. The books are very different from the films. There are characters, places and events that did not happen in the films. One such example is a background character, Peeves the poltergeist, a prankster who works with the Weasley twins on occasion.

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Charlie Bucket is a simple child in a small house in the city where the factory of Willy Wonka, a famous candy man, has his main factory. One day a contest to find five golden tickets is held by Wonka and the winner gets a prize. The way Roald Dahl describes the settings, characters, events and the songs added to a great plot makes this one of the best books I have ever read!

By Jake – Year 9

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Podcasts…

The Guardian Books Podcast: Teenage and children’s authors.

https://www.theguardian.com/books/series/books+booksforchildrenandteenagers

Tutor Doctor: Support for home-learning.

https://www.tutordoctor.co.uk/blog/2019/july/tutor-doctors-top-podcast-picks-for-teen/

Raising teens: Covering topics such as relationships and self-esteem.

https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/raising-teens-podcast/id1167024470

Just Breathe: Parenting your LGBTQ Teen.

https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/just-breathe-parenting-your-lgbtq-teen-

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TED Talks – Spotify/Apple Podcasts

The Norfolk County Council Libraries have now reopened, albeit with

restrictions in place. Reservations for books that are not stocked in

your local library are free for school children to order in! Please see

Miss Taylor or your English teacher to pick up a joining form for your

local library to access eBooks and audio books.

Hunstanton Library has moved premises to Valentine Road,

Hunstanton.

https://www.norfolk.gov.uk/libraries-local-history-and-

archives/libraries

Useful Websites:

https://www.justonenorfolk.nhs.uk/emotional-health/children-young-peoples-emotional-health

https://thebeyouproject.co.uk/resources/

https://www.healthforteens.co.uk/

https://youngminds.org.uk/

https://www.teentips.co.uk/resources/

https://schoolreadinglist.co.uk/resources/online-courses-and-learning-for-children-and-teens/

www.natgeokids.com/uk

www.tate.org.uk/kids

www.harpercollinschildrensbooks.co.uk/free-teaching-resources-activities/

www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/collection/kids-cooking

Easter Challenge - Be a Good Egg!

The entries received were Eggcellent and it was very hard to choose a winner!

Well done to all the students that entered, we were so impressed with the detail

and effort put into each one and we are so proud of you all!

Evie (Year 7) chose Marie Curie, the scientist, who amongst other things, helped to find treatments for cancer. Evie (Year 8) chose

Florence Nightingale, the English social reformer and founder of modern nursing, as her inspiration for this well made little egg-box!

Trinity (Year 7) constructed a lab for Alexander Fleming, the Scottish physician who discovered penicillin. Ffion (Year 8) made a

wheelchair for Stephen Hawking, the English theoretical physicist and author. Isabelle (Year 8) decided to create Amelia Earhart, the

American aviation pioneer.

Chloe (Year 9) put a face mask

on Sir David Eggenborough!

History

Gracie (Year 9) chose Eggabeth Schuyler Hamilton, a socialite and philanthropist who aided the creation of our national financial system.

Angel (Year 7) created Nelson Mandela, the South African political leader and philanthropist with Lego. Jessica (Year 8) – Eggy The Eagle;

Ski jumper and Olympian! Ethan (Year 7) Sir Isaac Newton who was an English mathematician, astronomer, physicist and theologian,

who also discovered gravity when he saw a falling apple whilst thinking about the forces of nature.

Teddi – Year 8

Congratulations on your

impressive historical egg

creation! James Brindley was

one of the most notable

engineers of the 18th Century!

Winner!

Food and Nutrition

Year 7 In this rotation, Year 7 have been learning about the importance of having a rainbow of vegetables in our diets to ensure

that we are getting all the vitamins and minerals needed for our bodies to function properly.

Isabel, Evie and Ella made colourful and

nutritious vegetable couscous. They cut up their

vegetables and followed a recipe to create this

delicious dish independently. Couscous is a type

of North African semolina granules that is made

from crushed durum wheat and is a good source

of fibre. It has a neutral flavour like many wheat

foods and so it is usually served with vegetables,

lemon, herbs and nuts.

Year 8 The students have been looking at why we need protein and fats in our diet and what food items are a good

source of both of these nutrients. With this in mind, Year 8 have created homemade pizza that includes

protein (cheese and meat) and fats (cheese and oil).

Eris shaped her pizza into a lovely heart shape, whilst Thomas stuffed his one with cheese. Theo covered his pizza with

sweetcorn. They all had different ideas for their own individual pizza but all three looked super delicious!

Year 9 Year 9 students looked at food and dishes from different cultures, ranging from traditional Italian food to Chinese

cuisine. In response to this they created a Chinese-inspired chicken stir fry, using a wok to get a real authentic

experience of cooking cultural dishes.

Reece, Chloe and Robyn created their dishes with fresh

vegetables using a wok, which is a traditional cooking

pot used in a variety of Chinese cooking. It originated

from China in the Han dynasty where it was first used to

dry grains!

Did you test your knowledge on ‘A little bit of maths every day’?

Here are the answers to the equations – how many did you get right?

Maths

Here are the next questions for you to work out – the answers will be

in the next Newsletter.

SMITHDON Quad Garden Project

Now more than ever it seems we are realising that being outside in nature can have a very positive impact on our health and wellbeing. To make better use of our outside space at Smithdon we are developing a garden in one of the quads (large courtyard spaces). This garden will act as an outdoor Science classroom, allowing us to teach curriculum content such as plant biology, soil nutrients and composting, attracting and identifying insects, caring for the wider environment and sustainability, in a space where we can make direct observations, take samples and measurements and conduct experiments. It will also help to support and further develop our new Knowledge Rich curriculum with Year7 and Year8 students. Our Food Technology teacher, Mrs Dibble, will use the garden to help her students develop a better understanding about where their food comes from, to grow and harvest ingredients that they can use in the kitchen. I hope that other co-curricular links can also be made with other design technology subjects and the Art department. From September 2021 we will be one of the North West Norfolk schools benefiting from the support of The Papillon Project. This is an educational charity that promotes sustainable living and environmental awareness for young people in Norfolk, to inspire young people to grow their own food for themselves and their local community. Their mission is to help rehearse the next generation to know how to grow their own food so we can all start to live in a world that is greener and far more sustainable.

We are delighted to be getting the help, guidance and advice from Matt Willer, the founder of the Papillon Project, to make the garden the best sustainable space it can be for our students’ enjoyment and education.

http://www.thepapillonproject.com/about-the-project/

Students will benefit from lunch clubs and after school Co-curricular opportunities, outdoor Science lessons and hopefully a sense of pride and ownership for the space they help to change and improve, and the produce they grow. Alex Child has kindly given us three tractor tyres from

Doubleday Group to recycle into raised planting beds. These

have already caught the students’ attention and instigated

discussion about recycling and the scale of modern farm

machinery and will hopefully help to engage students in

future activities.

We have had great support so far from Moulam and Horn,

giving us a fantastic deal on hand trowels for the students to

use. A few tonnes of free topsoil was also generously donated

by local businessperson, Mr Steven Johnson and kindly

moved and delivered by Mr Justin Aldis.

A group of Year 8 students have planted potatoes for the

Solana Seeds UK Schools Potato Growing Challenge. Last year

we were awarded 3rd place for Skin-finish and Quality for our

first lockdown-grown potatoes that did not quite get all the

care they needed. We are aiming to improve on that this year

with the help of our fantastic new growing space in the two

raised beds built by our site team this year.

A Year 7 Science group have grown their own sunflowers

from seed, to compete for the tallest Smithdon sunflower of

the year; these are now 30-40cm tall and almost ready to

plant outside.

By Mrs Soper Mattie, Jacob, Ruby, Zaniah, Matthew, Rhenaya and Chloe getting ready

to plant strawberry plants, onions and beetroot!

In Year 7, we have been growing sunflowers in Science. It's been very fun watching our sunflowers grow. Next week we will be planting them in our school garden! We have a competition to see whose will grow the tallest. We are all very lucky as a school to have a quiet place to go, and in the summer we would do outdoor activities, or just sit outside in the fresh air. The school canteen and Food Tech will also find it easier to receive fresh vegetables or fruit, instead of purchasing masses of vegetables, which is more expensive for the school.

By Niamh – Year 7

In my Science class we have planted sunflowers and we are having a sunflower competition to see who can grow

the tallest sunflower. I like planting sunflowers because it is calming. I think having a school garden is a good idea,

because it is a place where you can relax and have fun and it is a place where wildlife can roam. Being in nature

can also relax and calm people down.

By Ruby – Year 7

Theo, Tiah and Jess have produced truly amazing and creative coursework. The title ‘Structure’ was initially given to them

to base their work around and they used their imaginations and skills to extend this project into how they translate

STRUCTURE into a final piece.

Year 10

ART at Smithdon

This display is made up of the work of 48 Year 8 students chosen at random. They are Lino prints as parts of students’ Typography project and are inspired by the artist Jasper Johns, who the students studied during the most recent national lockdown.

Year 8

Phoebe, one of our Year 9 students, has entered the 2021 College of West Anglia

Fashion Challenge!

What was the brief?

To design a post-lockdown party dress. The inspiration must come from the influences of

nature, made from a printed fabric or a combination of printed fabrics.

Phoebe’s design of a floral, floaty summer dress would be perfect for a post-lockdown BBQ!

Well Done, Phoebe and Good Luck!

Florence in Year 7 did a remarkable and selfless thing on the 5 May 2021. She went along to the hairdressers in

Hunstanton and had 18” of her beautiful, long hair chopped off!

She had been growing it for a very special reason: to donate it to The Little Princess Trust, who will use the

strands to make a wig for a child who has lost their own hair due to cancer treatment or another condition.

If you would like to donate to Florence, please use the link below. All proceeds will be used to cover the cost of

making the wig. They do cost several hundreds of pounds to make and are then given to the child for free. Well

done, Florence, we are so proud of you and your caring and generous nature!

“When a child loses their hair to cancer

or another condition, we’ll be there

with a free, real hair wig to help

restore their confidence and identity.

We won’t stop until the research that

we fund ends childhood cancer

forever. Promise.”

https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/FlorenceBirks?utm_source=Sharethis&utm_medium=fundraising&utm_content

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Before… After!

Year 10 This term, Year 10 have been focusing on metal work. They have been making hanging basket brackets and

bottle openers made from steel. They had to design a template using CAD and then mark it out onto a blank

rectangle of metal. The students were all given a standard rectangle of steel of identical size to work from.

They marked out their design with a centre punch and then used a hacksaw to cut away waste, followed by a

drill to shape the bottle opener notch and files to shape and smooth the design. Finally, they used an emery

cloth to finish it. The only power tool used was the drill for the hole. Everything else was done using hand tools.

The hanging basket bracket started as one long length of steel. Students had to mark it out and cut into two

pieces, file to make the ends smooth and safe, then mark out and drill mounting holes. Next, they had to bend

one end to make the L shaped bracket and use a scroll bender to make the other into the curly bit. They then

riveted the two parts together by hand.

The students are now working on a BBQ fork, ready for the summer!

After a challenging year, we are up and running again planning expeditions. We have never had a busier time than this year with organising expeditions for 50 students from Year 11 and Year 10 Silver Award Participants, and Year 10 and Year 9 Bronze Award Participants. We have dates in the diary for the week beginning Monday 12 July to fit in all four expeditions. Due to Covid these are reduced expeditions and will only involve two-day walks, but with the training and previous experience of the participants we are in no doubt that they will do well! Look out for letters coming out and remember you must have completed your Volunteer, Physical and Skill sections by June 18th to be allowed to qualify to do the expedition. So get as much evidence on eDofE as you can for us to sign it off and gain further certificates and the limited edition Achievement Award for the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme. Well done to Chloe (Year 10), Chloe (Year 9), Caitlin (Year 9), Louise (Year 9) and Jordana (Year 9) for completing their Volunteer, Skill and Physical sections already to be awarded the Achievement Award. And well done to the Year 10 Silver participants, Thomas and Maria, for completing two sections with only their twelve-month section left to do. To help you with some ideas for evidence, these pictures are what some students have been doing:

A huge, “Well Done” to our Maths

students of the term!

Sophie Year 7, Evie Year 8, Chloe

Year 9, Thomas Year 10 and Ella

Year 11.

They received certificates and shiny

new badges to wear!

Pen of the Week

“The Immortal Instrument”

Celebrating Year 11!

Mrs France Ms Wright Mrs Carlton Miss Cowles Miss McKay

Connor has a real talent for creative writing which spills over into his literature work.

Naylin is a consistent, reliable and focused student and has a great understanding of language.

Sequoia has made great effort in the class assessments and has completed some impressive intervention work.

Jess has been working extremely hard and has achieved positive CAGs.

Joshua has made great progress this term. He has made great effort in revision and in challenging himself. Commendable efforts during CAGs.

PE Co-Curricular

Clubs

This term’s Co-Curricular PE clubs have had great attendance – despite the rain!

The students have been able to take part in a range of different sports including: golf, tennis,

cricket, rounders and track. Mr Knott also holds a running club after school on Fridays for

Year 11 students and teachers! The running club will be opened up for all students when it is

safe to do so.

The new timetable for the last few weeks of this academic year will be published shortly…

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We hope that you have a restful break, be

safe!

Thank you for taking the time to read our Newsletter.

If you would like to be involved, submit any work or produce any content, please

contact: m.taylor@smithdonhigh.org.uk

Work hard, be kind and smile!